Like hundreds of thousands of starlings aloft in the sky flying together to create a mass that swoops and dips in unison until the swarm of birds roosts, so too can our data be harmonized and aggregated together to converge on the cancer problem and envelop it to unlock solutions.
MD Anderson’s Institute for Data Science in Oncology (IDSO) will harness the power of data and bring data science to every decision we make...

Michelene Holmes was diagnosed with stage IIIA triple-negative breast cancer in January 2014 at 45 years old after she noticed a tightening...
Joyace Ussin uses her voice to connect with her patients and their loved ones. Known as “the singing nurse,” Ussin can sense when patients...
Kasey Marsh has always been a creative person. She ran her own professional photography business for over a decade, and has drawn and painted as a hobby throughout her life.
Now, she facilitates art activities with our pediatric and young adult cancer patients in her role as merchandising program supervisor for MD Anderson Children’s Art Project. Some of their art is used to create Children’s Art Project retail products. The net...

In 2015, after 25 years of traversing the globe for an airline, Catherine Arellano was enjoying her retirement traveling for fun with her...
The room is quiet. Soft light streams through the shaded windows. A soothing voice breaks the silence and addresses the cancer patients and...
Nova Sprague always has had a passion for animals, especially dogs. And she never thought she'd work with them instead of people. But MD Anderson...
Chris Cuchapin is proud to be one of the first faces patients and their families see when they visit MD Anderson.
As a patient services...
No matter how you like to get your heart rate up and work up a sweat, exercising for at least 30 minutes every day can help lower your chances...
A self-proclaimed acute care junkie, Margaret Row, M.D., can be found in our Emergency Center most Thursdays taking care of patients. In her...